“post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that Cardinal Peter Turkson was declared the new Catholic pope”
Tearscarpenter
Claim dated 8 May 2025.
PesaCheck rated thisFalse
In short
Tearscarpenter made this claim around 8 May 2025. PesaCheck (Kenya) looked into it and published its finding on 12 May 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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